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JUF News : The fears of our family in Turkey

"The fears of our family in Turkey
By Aaron B. Cohen

What will be the ramifications for the Jewish community of Turkey's reorientation away from the values of Ataturk's secular republic?

There seemed no reason during a recent visit to doubt an estimate as high as 17 million for the population of Istanbul: clogged freeways, endless urban sprawl, poor air quality, and the pervasive feeling that too much growth had occurred too rapidly, gave the number visceral credibility."

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